{"id":52146,"date":"2026-08-23T18:25:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/?p=52146"},"modified":"2026-08-23T18:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:53:46","slug":"dark-age-climate-news-august-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/dark-age-climate-news-august-23-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Age Climate News August 23, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" id=\"backgroundTable\" style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;background-color: #FFFFFF;height: 100% !important;width: 100% !important;line-height: 100% !important;border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" align=\"center\" style=\"border: 0;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;background-color: #FFFFFF;padding:10px 10px 40px\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" width=\"600\">\n<div style=\"color: #505050;font-family: Arial;font-size: 14px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left\">                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/s3_files\/email_templates\/logos\/000\/005\/815\/original\/Small_350_logo.jpg\" style=\"max-width:450px;width: 100%;margin: 20px auto\">                   <\/p>\n<p>Dear Website,<\/p>\n<p>SCIENCE (from <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMfuLI3FLCHgrYB2UG8HISLuSVW9H3M5WxtBgsJuJ1q7I7y1wb5KcIzCjM3K8lKUyTFhqWyY1qL_umIo9DQI-qNXOJeKtgD-LXZET81-rXBUtoOAcnMQDq8dt9u69v8oIepe8z7CzZ9IKThjLIJTosCAtwSXFF7OEC85A6Bj_lgUnhvUz10wMRjhPHcVvWNStE5XZQgIjJgdc19KHsM7Ubg-KdRvlfHu-y0JWvESYJyKfNcBStPovtctlBhBLobMd1OakzHp8JH_mCbCQKOojp5WzJMUNfwRqlMaQC0sGcRoCPgQ4giaOiFT5_Iu2RUQaKQ\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h0\/h001.vLfnbSEtBgw8oHXTjkpqwaHPylVpV4fXS8A8imGkeKs\">Nature<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>El Ni\u00f1o events, which happen roughly once every two to seven years,   upset weather patterns around the globe. For the Amazon basin, they   typically trigger severe droughts. Some researchers suggest that the developing El   Ni\u00f1o, coming on top of warming and drying caused by climate change,   might push the rainforest past its \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMfuLI3FLCHgrYB2UG8HISLu1Yjge81OK-1zgg7Li12ZltrOsz_43NARj7UGCOIv5YAvM9ao6bXad2kho2nSJO8GtnYee-YSZ5huFKskEwspqyztaDoObz3LjO0H1jjRIiYMXvUPw-vwBdJuisiVdwicfzLVUfqt647ggpCmB9xEEx2BGaW8gQPgQU_-S0RkdZcmx6bFQa_zV4Xqe35v51vNO_RA99vhcifi5c_eZ3IeagldG1bPXZVd9_rGK3SfUG2kBZUS9PLck_pHSpthCtXWxQ1hi32ZZ_vliUj-PkxGN\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h1\/h001.G95RE-z6t9JcIUmmX3y5IUFgT4yUpvKJZa9H8y5I1jo\">tipping point<\/a>\u2019 \u2014 shorthand for the threshold at which a runaway cascade of drying, tree death and wildfire would begin to <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMYeIHo9FZiZs1dIo86tadmZWWhMsllaY_fLLP3upQNiN1jQpOTg7Ez9e-W13cqnLWRLj1LtCpOyTUbThwL1aOj7b0b1MUMR4k1nNY7EYWuKT8aQI5NJMwmjA3qm5AcCGlpkW0ahkO1Ur56fmg4M76BJSgmTTQaToJhA8tQ8tS6d5q89bbU7cs3LIo7dZYoXMxldkRrkqm3TWspJFhZs2EvO1LiPv3jCJd2d7oOa5Snyuy_GYoM-F2cPHa9ad7PI6AEJKsPxpsmoP_zqUmsw62nk7WG6nZ1YhQ9oNSTmjI1sbPgwap_EhSwBy3yBzq6MWkA\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h2\/h001.9UqJQ8eymqqnWTx5jo3zGI7o4T3xS0IvmNc7h_QTBfc\">spread irreversibly across the Amazon basin<\/a>.   If that were to happen, rainforest would give way to savannah and   degraded woodland over decades, potentially releasing an amount of   carbon equivalent to several years of global emissions and dramatically   reducing rainfall across South America and beyond  <\/p>\n<p>GREENING<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scientists compared the lung capacity of children in Luton, a town about 37 miles (60 kilometers) north of London, with that of children living in London. They found that children in the UK capital had smaller lungs before London introduced its ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), but that over five years this changed so that the two groups had similar levels of lung size and health. <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMfjzgyvPQH6_f7u9kxp02vtcH0bsTxbxrnHC4JgN27pQe8UoRVmsFj-DGA-5xCroLXCFGFn8ywMYhzHGiWLFq21lPtCVhilbk9gkQi99ytsY-D04Mty9dqhJWNlRBRRd6OwWvuMXu9VFEE2MMnYvifr0B3euN5J8lxistsgQAfO1yrT2v51WLxyZz3kz645PL2RfO4_4wRC2j3AatV8HlJyG_M6tPyMa8zzXugdqjRhwNp1ASbqIJK1V-I9-UglBY-wTckTKVSMYjahmn7apd68Ku69TuykkbGu16IIsK-ds\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h3\/h001.Iht-b98uYq9Ce2CLA4iRXB0G1ZheuTysUfz1EMzwPMY\">The study<\/a> also found that the proportion of children who had clinically impaired lung function fell twice as much in London as in Luton over the period.<\/li>\n<li>  <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SLdqY4re9NRChJwFnQ0ir7EHQmXZJAmVodRqwAnNjdnb1dnDiUBeGeDcTJ8SDOM1DCMHXnMG0MyIOvIR8clwarlKXYFTzy8iBhNK9FQ1O_v7zyeMfmGS8d3PQFbUtmdMa0wNtfFg9M-G__56v-qS5bJslCJZDM7mUGk-cD8bZJavQ8Tt8WUF2-XOYf2msLVpXzHJxmKrYCoLN7kg0ldpUSTmaBA0EsyprRsFlC2JR_ZIe2ybJN-dWwy0erdRtfDpC8B6Itgpx8ibVnsDaz7Ti2FEuCOZsMi3DjMeub5N8yzJJI7EMNjQnpD-AhiaZuGVU9zReCcGzhPyxguJ2IqbBZZRD94vgPyPRMXzzV93Mip-_MAZnttm9u1dMw9m2Yvjan0vV0NhXcD8pSwoljNsZkhkaMFckU2_i3H8WWUQistcAluyWmS4MVIALzY80iFC6rHQ-kkzUpEYLfWyjj9r-JtDz8rp44kNgq1DAuKQSMVKEMc8E7mrdkuM0jQQ5S1EtgVF1NOxpsGz0YGRLAaxJh4TziMttxPIVBPXQXV4f5nGRP0TA_BpNYCcwU6DwWgTzqOr3TWZQDO1tg_oJ32g8_IQAB-1GXETKkK_ayvVHR1CRbKt_QwSo3meINJ7N3Lw1QMuy6uGkI0afVPTdT7vBTnFlXlygnBu7migL5L8E8abP6ykjsPVQbQ3uClXEkeiNaDP2XOcaZloIKmyBZJ-ksrNz5u2kQYx9jp6m-H5IABOjMYQyxpwNoMhspmrsdVz0ASlgAMEykheUAIm0YY1etOJqDkzcvf1PmVBcgOHa_U8cdzYh5Xp7ykTSHoYgpg6kyXo0NN0MIQTZZgC665upY-zaMpjBn__hd71O4f4PxcDCI5TWeLZK2NC8fIMfkCCpZL0ahlVS0Mpz2oNAcI0VpTHxTOoFowZs-7oH1iX0td422IGcqNctjp7nXNf3pwtSocq-BW4E8Lq0Ekq2BTEWQ\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h4\/h001.4XqMX1Z-BnIIXaFhbH5IUuOcHY4uzMAf16klLiTJxHs\">Maria Gallucci has a geothermal exclusive<\/a>: Sage Geosystems is now producing power in Texas from its first next-generation <em>geothermal<\/em> facility. The system is just the third of its kind to come online in the U.S. as <br \/>  the sector races to commercialize the source of on-demand clean   electricity.<\/li>\n<li>A report finds enrolling 10% of California\u2019s EVs in vehicle-to-grid programs by 2036 could supply about 9 GW of power for 12 hours, or more than one-third of the state\u2019s long-duration energy storage target for that year. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SLdqY4re9NRChJwFnQ0ir7EHQmXZJAmVodRqwAnNjdnb1dnDiUBeGeDcTJ8SDOM1DCMHXnMG0MyIOvIR8clwarlKXYFTzy8iBhNK9FQ1O_v7zyeMfmGS8d3PQFbUtmdMZ_41_n6cHKvhnSWay3SC4d4G-_w2ADM5xw0MMyImUt0hkD2eCzDICUnDnnUZ3HWcwWUURPSv45g2m2v_rft6LCm3ISgg-k8DraTkFd20UfBD9mQdj4Re7qZbIOgOyOKTJOvLpJGD9tWLVwE7Jm-il6igcHgSA8pKXba3j8e6pgV-HtT-TCDctZdZEES6HTWOySu-BbHmFJNFP5iq5Wm1hFj1L5QbynrB9G1sRaSxsQ3HPk6ju8ki4ibN9TAhF7zkzg2FG_IqPIcDkrNxRnt4hZN4Vrkoi4k_ooB6Km95EYxxD9pXutz-7S6ZLKRxFAgQuuFB7Ni85KykGVsz0LtGGapVGS3FXzRUHhOvjtIHNIdV-3bHxSnS7VBkwf9OeF8X0_pIa7D_NN2PBm0aRj3om9EdaoDS5t9DtDED8o5RIRTnkht2qd0PgdXBnvIi67yTAmdAF8Rq_nr-x9JdCA7gIE1eFA8Y44SJCaDJj6IVar_eOTc0v5Puari_61BtMisHURAY8YtH_QYhbLDi818HZ1jr6A_z3cAxztt3AR1m6QL-n4EFSZdWSfHDAlsntcatBRVPB7icipfdUuJALOG3o0F5mvgjq-9qDLpjcqBinV3sm5wfEjiNDvvJI2yT0bsDE1yzTKJgSWrIDLFm_g7e4teEoLm9n1oftLrYHrNdAOZvn6DXJm5SprOgS9p0umR5dkiebZoozkv_LdpKTaQ4LX42S2s8jVS5zdxkqsgByow3MumfkaRZfAyqy6GLuaQCxoRMmNvxrjPFTP0-2J49NmVAQyFy1Pr9P-idVne9Chi8hBkE7vikJ0D2rKVxyrqWuFjGnLZexfoFA5ZWzNBRaQ\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h5\/h001.cx8zdct0geQnqarWw6Xw7B9_spX7aMVb_sByARAuthE\"><em>Electrek<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em>  <\/li>\n<li>  <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SLdqY4re9NRChJwFnQ0irz72ubDQHCbeSqRleAvgISjPbX2cOg6Ihs0I7-p8rL4Kis_gLEExCwYVuVdbJJnhWLq_awLc1d2PicxR9d_EnerNCC0nxbIhXQI13QU0wq-IhT7W0U_nko-5FUmy_2WByNCnLz5fI4OosDfbrZItql928sbrnsAKPf_BLDPYiHPNWZps0LbIFl1BrvVLT8OU9umPMmygXPq_f1F8I9WY-SdvRfAb1b6znKUzZG034ntLu5h_G5gXzpV2u9zZhDsRkjba4l58uZTXkWD0BZDPSA8lgATZ4AlVxbim2naCKCci\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h6\/h001.b6ZrmDKcrd4it1LXUmYTtQNQJT9dFEtsEJkOXSurG_M\">Google is expanding its technology for<\/a> avoiding climate warming contrails. \u00a0\u201cOur AI-powered forecasts have enabled flight crews and air traffic   controllers to make targeted adjustments that avoid contrail-sensitive   regions while remaining within normal flight operations. Now, we\u2019re   taking the next major step: expanding beyond individual airline trials   to coordinated contrail mitigation across an entire flight corridor.\u201d This initiative is sponsored by the UK government, with Google supplying technology and the government designing and running the experiment.<\/li>\n<li>Egyptian <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCictzceUS218UMYW8Gwv1EH30CHbmw3fbXv623hfqHz0C9zyKvkIGI5jhZHpWDe-isFpORTfP9de-WPSqPfISTMFnmTqDP2smQiCnn6JQRrwZMoSDvMvIVdhL0lJo1kXojL_Ai7i8lEMybHsq-TytFYfmSYGf2jzsawt133UR3f6ozaZAxR6GR0WLfm95S6a0g1bl7eu3nPN1mjzn1MwfRfXey3VgTVBAgjIM7nO4ZANhrqb67LVBc-OLzUiq1IhlwkDcNRYU1tgWhbGzcpDT4XUMmUXiSAUBD3MNMh-dUpENT4DBS7zPeTXwOv6AW2GVIH4jF8yxDLNAj7GgeLGvYRqP79psN9ru8F8qauC4EUsLqdE2AjXRjXr1iN2jfB2bcUmo6YVAnC1Pk_6vGYfoJbl7xW8MqnbgMdESk7MXcj1eHpnypp2aYxbw-azjDdZb34IJ7VUGt_dzQvDljDFI4VNiWvHfdEv5a8UxbiIrs8B9WAxS6XU75ppFf_AqtmoOq5L3C2QdsY6rheYU6bRgN251LrndzFEBKSgXbTaeIEXU04YBjii3C_UMsIIOWp4uXGi_N4OHN5FP2T6UcQMKNrMGaKNvWXJ1oyVB4oV5YuBBvoMiN6dKUs9OdhJhY_WOHPy5AVjnvYo6ViQYPOzXNFW1iwGznxTK5VKqvOyuMg5GRmsDqmpI4xFzTN2rwI5D-Shvhs_OZhQ2KFm5qlEYruEVorcxfqk2y5FHrTmMDcoXQIBZ4QM84KfvpRmbQm7I-fbyiFQ3fMpoevrYi7tUgrJS2MmT33cDaf0LjNkFlbg2GtKRDKVfpwzLxVzT4zXJB8UPTMx3CF3rviqKsktFvgta8k2uiMxVaT1wGqOclX-ab\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h7\/h001.kh_tGoC1PORn9u7f-YvtNAeBxPmBe_6hNu7hiHruCcs\">farmers are using solar panels to shade crops<\/a> and reduce evaporation, Grist reports.<\/li>\n<li>2025 marked the first year that over half the apartment buildings constructed nationwide came equipped with the <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMYYYHr8Mbj0-EC0sxmlwE1BR73GlrPAoGmke4J4cWKf-hXXySW7U_3w3ActdtBGz7QBM7Ggw5leV4nBDs3UJ66GAZR4uprps44UMtnjUAz_ZHbqu6-ZZj1YZdAHVdn_X4w3qzDPplGJAHbR44RuG1yBAJx7XurqTuR5H-WOx_VsbD5nseo38TY61cc1UXmwBbTJsQ9nH7JuGBPN12GKjAKftM2dcAsAzohH9WvBC90CSuBmD9Is2U0NuXxK_jqw8-xgmOgppworLBZszLbySfuqB4pIuiPhc7-wNenUhGFkMSEjIlVUhbpWlfW22RAIURe13VpHkmEbD-yoyMpt6v_ssylL5mF0tO7uVIsC3XXn5Z_A_mt0FL2G3CBXTUfgZ_A\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h8\/h001.3zc83eF8_DpI-8ii8OIHSKThplw6e2fszFmqHJYwWUI\">\u00fcberefficient electric appliances<\/a> called heat pumps according to <span class=\"redactor-unlink\">U.S. Census Bureau data<\/span>. Buildings with heat pumps, which can both heat and cool indoor spaces, accounted for 53% of new apartment complexes, up from 46% in 2024. <\/li>\n<li>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMZ7rb1T9sSVUrXfDiFKKV-KbsNBHNiQ8lf5FCvB65bgVxsF37qSTK8FkIi3kZBO6xsAAPMcXcK1c7FuiCcs7o6YBVXzw6ZS4eXTE0U6r6vQTxAmJ4CJS1cZb0KUneX4ZhbS9DZEonRECFNXovxAw50yg66IueQ0-fljyHXxJpX0ZyzrSA97Xpmxi7RS8VjxnNHMEQeWNK7T7Gu_eKYMxBuyuWe3HRod4xvXuIMReLYfRjxojddVWzSg2Tt-PUZFVsHwBt9RNDCZ_oNRvtQPM200LYAkwjVEmWSCqgPJFnTgzBO8orvAvY1ayYeugc2wij7-SINlykLY1eqraVVM1UF5dzOvcABPlzqCvltmy7EAREfqqv_H7shWrQlPgp-AIvm7pW_-YUJFHxvezypql8Qc\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h9\/h001.zFu7DYE88dgpaPpBmPToP4PSfKVWMCwYCJQsiCloYYs\">announced<\/a>   plans Monday to invest roughly <u>$50.2 billion<\/u> into upgrading the   nation\u2019s hydroelectric fleet and building new wind turbines, part of the   Liberal government\u2019s effort to &#8220;build a stronger, more independent, and   more sustainable country.\u201d <\/li>\n<li>South Korea\u2013based LG Energy Solution\u2019s latest battery manufacturing facility <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMYYYHr8Mbj0-EC0sxmlwE1D8vXkd_l1lmlxCdhwXS5_4YCqN-Aji6yEto39lxCkMXXxqBta4oRLXwBwu_XUCF5dLO-2smxChtzkAvPWnCUvUGu4IBiSqH4eNtK3nQgCJ6Z4dOx7DZMjf8dYt4duVfTLmz3eG3Ea75-WT7wdbBCVYnH8aV65RP-gLb_KrH-pXxVZrNsrRDVpyqDQ2B9j0MUc10p0a3c5uX28OamRzaBYhjc3uIAt3-uusH9cUAdqarVH_sipFG31TdSu4_L-enqS1lrjCvmyZdO2PP9PKJQiXzy-tsu6OQcW_0GbS5UsecMlZ-z-Zj2lPrKCjZcejrI0wDzSUKJJpNo3rZ9MeXf4m\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h10\/h001.lXGblhhdJwlKl6TupztDFp2cl-hnW-mVQSNC-Ov4nvI\">just opened in Michigan.<\/a> LG invested more than $2 billion into building its new Lansing plant, which currently employs 900 people and plans to hire approximately 800 more. Once at full capacity next year, the facility is expected to produce more than 35 gigawatt-hours of battery cells annually, according to Anthony O\u2019Donovan, the plant\u2019s operations director. <\/li>\n<li>In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, UN policy makers, scientists and global negotiators are gathering to convey an urgent message: The world\u2019s rangelands, which make up <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.v2UrIOJHHKkg0Pk-aGvhy11hGL9Kq1wa_acJx1xNECZf1_ynytgA4cdw3aY-UwZn57ZzjLmRtdYvedxFF30K-9Bbqo3ETdCWRYHcoN1e3T_2_ijUmSMUILtmkJLMv7VeMtLkErJz84eq0kC5-kTSZttgweHzdhxxEoVUt9vksoUmyi0sGvgFgKKdkJAISjkLtjMzHits6506YaOWuhLZ3h7G26ZimG0qdkvBeW_BcsZLX7GT2-CETpZU2webyR35AhzZDUYLq3xdv3PAK0ajk2mzt5gTT1OMgEv_cfrS5btiQ4kwM38Xyx_PIyJjY0MbngZGwjOXJF7p5m0I4VwpdWIfhD60NwvHle_aKQS5_7lm-u03a3iMoRjNAjoHghyC\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h11\/h001.YFGKR9BK7_EJuXC6nNUzpeLServIEgbwAcGdGpKgPSQ\">about half<\/a> of<a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.v2UrIOJHHKkg0Pk-aGvhy11hGL9Kq1wa_acJx1xNECa1VbElfE6dCHvR7RJ_YeUMfVy6wZWUD77NkV7bGvEtJgeP1teVFaAdnHcpiODX5SA_E2y0i7mhXMytjWD1jH30BdlEU5mklG0nLw7kinDH7Cd8BqLEpTZobbYQWH20-QquIQZfdvuc43QqWCK5H4-A97f883bCPoKcZ9x-MmO4zYJ_7N8TD2cewZGxI3QkngvGthMrUgOdC09qPG-REq9WykB8sIlIaLFD7h7cNJiR-MKsObCewLG8K5b0gpf02ipvlmHbphxnB15xWWrK_Sj7-KDMwK-ngMu9p-hLC0zqLl6cwpT3RFe51MBQI91oBdzU8xH5nEc9JVdg-9DTLR7N\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h12\/h001.AvZ_-rvI05QcTfS-3osACMIacHqppbeCV0t1millbk4\"> <\/a>Earth\u2019s land surface, are in trouble. But these same lands offer an opportunity. If, collectively, farmers and land users restore rangelands and soils, they can combat drought and preserve <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.T4f1s0H8aL8dqpmq959YtDHRbbOULAjE-yrSZOE0-PBiH6UchM1PxCHJDe74-3nNkHQWFu5aUd4kwG2p1XhLoaRkimIZSKXIdiqpPqrqSxEj4BTsesF-SMr-KZg38nqYC3rnt04h3gIQX9Z7TRqJhGK6nwqbJXvz3CcmATxv0t7k7_fCl-encowUQmnf3jh2maFxZvy0YdDp3TETIp43J74AcX_C6PQ0PMdI28lfMRAi9VgCCNsLEeIoXpNS0GDXTja_bFcmB0lgjS7gPliLfTOc5OzzxVWS5FdgulMW73FVBMI0V3Qixbef2Z3w_zvxlT_Ry-eaE0EuoyIgjH-Pb7VOt3dS-gXXqAloTNdIKuQP48sjyGSTblpAhAXF73-s1imLX77dpTKdC20WqnfSsQ\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h13\/h001.PePSA0ClCgkxapmpYefkrud7Ll7fiwBum7nMAH9HtNY\">a major global carbon sink<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CLIMATE DESPOLIATION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.v2UrIOJHHKkg0Pk-aGvhy11hGL9Kq1wa_acJx1xNECaXZgSKAMHe7hG4ul2Yxh5Vee9sjbK5kIYdQpLGLOLC3L9-qQRqknSEYVi_AdL8g-asGbHzt7pAscs5wuP6PXNlPTBDL6z3hm-IeSuVnOgFAJ6193wF47qdzpWkpRnIYB3AhEYEdzNg6CohpcehNyaeXHDmUGQH0VZtIYnAWzYElFhXth7J9aoPaD9opgmo0jUSn4nkvAWqFk1iGlSCQ-4MCsph68HLb3Kk5OCqkq5yoBDDVhxxS-S9nsLXNkyFegiHYognUSQ_4LQaUQwRYWi_jbad-jPjfYWzjfS7EUBcIoFc4Y0w_QLe9c3w9ayFcPnJ4krEaNts0LsvJhlFXbTZ\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h14\/h001.oWzibCZLjEsfhKXhhxYmrivG0GgYJSQpvpi9u4iBzSc\">new survey of Americans<\/a>, nearly 40 percent of respondents said extreme weather\u2014from tornadoes to floods\u2014damaged their community in the past year. And of those individuals, around 60 percent are worried it will happen again in the next year. Concerns are highest in the Mountain region of the country.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCictzceUS218UMYW8Gwv1EH32-0KszVTq9o6BvpFFgEmAW9o3lX9nkRkPKHHKBd8AhdL31sBRqJVwPp5GKJM5zF-0gA2Mts1xB-R8dhhcUPOOr8CPxYoOr9EtW50D2L91qkdQy-DeFNspNLDJaADR2swq0r52Tt2NTB6HdsMRSKfynsxR8hJrKK-RmE759yySbuv1umTt9yZ2UoTwQVh2-mK1SVoh5MqZga_2wSF9UFNzQyYvu6RkxSDaQxCoORTQjmlDCrYovLnE6B7WiVOSAKn51M3ajP3mLSvzxWZsS_TEgATaGpM_ZgqgN-Ab6ZrC2-xcPJRChGXGszvo7R2D1tYYiIJ_cK-gW4MpEO0HfZNrjOAPgud1Em0QxQzH0GROZN3Fle9nBdrAR0fmT339niw1qr3HaRADQWZysuH2T_XSzXDawemSPbihTX4MQ5Zj45zI2Uzqc1x3isei-ThBwE5nT2uKBPAlBJ0cbmZZX88_EIQZQekDeVhwgaos9hdPXhPcvHSa-3zq5aa-l0d4tb28HhvG-h_X8T_JWh0hQ-sSnGGsIIa336uFF01aJhqWwHR7tRdjGkvZV0y-ipGpOxzTme_eVYXwkZtAP6sVk8fl9XGgDsEZ__mOwuDul0C1DXxTWWFmEadX6zOZiT0IP-MrDQs-lDh_QxGgItOTgUyRXnRP6vTaBQTARkxeNMQ7uRHJUBySSZvwI4o_19EUJYICRfSxDUVbe0WhcsC0hfuRi-IiIKGQA012HydPERNBIOkkgtOI9vgFdH1GZUIurqgiLbscyXwdQNea-DPUFNsmi\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h15\/h001.KXerJO5Bm7dqvhWW4ZO7xaN30Rc_D2ASxeX88ikVg4c\">study by Portland State University researchers<\/a> published this year found that, of 33 American cities included in a survey, 73 percent were losing greenery. Crucially, that loss was concentrated in neighborhoods that were the hottest to begin with.<\/li>\n<li>The water level of Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the US, dropped to a record low in early August, reported <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.lmpSTrE-G07FKUPTdpC9IapDGnbAs7PlMdWSyL19WSrJgFIph5eNhSFKZb8zcZdvx5FCHVSVwyRu_4I2-3eZtL_EqYnnYcoKANI5OLtbkomKHdjkDQdQ2Yc0FDc2dzgV_5gKekSdUBnLiox18rNC0HdOHGwQpmifHD_BtQs1S9a5rU2LGLk2le1ttg5HnF60VTnRU-1okzC7cXWRHKeYqTqu6-Yz7yp3oy56Q4e7GSqxVFz5K5ntl8Fo4-uZL6tq2jl7DEXxhuS7oxB5mAsw8bGqliCp_d8x-SOII0lI1J5bxNcIf9qUSuQUgsuEnzo49jeZYD8mkFOymshM94t2flvBB8BUYe6g-XQGeuiAqJ1Tdaom2RYnw9kwlCFcitMm2mi_m5I-0lZGWA73E0IxHtWFqdUmPQAXnUieVKZWvzAFVsbIPt2hAcOo3YnkhHz4MEDZDie9BudZLbD7uBl1NmM8cwFJTx9I73coQNZVmm8\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h16\/h001.IiFGdza_gApX72HNdPKNY__F4u79m5nUZP-XErryli4\">Carbon Brief<\/a>. Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir, also hit a record low shortly after. The U.S. government on Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMeDN9TLiev5hRhF3UtBaO9msoYBQ7DmiBNLo_3Fq68LX8ujKI0GS0a0k5zE6M_-UxJcTJr4k3aAV-I--21utOwdmrgmSqHCCf7j4J1LSYxUDPLc7YYlw7rFPjkcR2T15eSTiBFtSyPdxSy5zLAHly_I6g4b42TyrFsJddCHJZSaJjmcdmCrK8Xap4xYSjioGeqkCJwKjI2BhQtKKNdANaHZIXnh-UUihFbeRmEAfRYFHuHe_S3rc5tSgN8gzbKjnuid5nVM6EW2cAfQR7clusl0m2EiHxMLpiQOOc6V3mZhj-dSrJQNnkq0w8VjsvyzkYunpRMWR0zmQl9YaniYsY7xdvbljxfCDw-1NTzoIYHyJvIzKFAd3FCoJpgk4l_Z6-e92d2D_0I4vTOeyv9EXwI4\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h17\/h001.xGdMRNn7AnQLNen7VhS-MpuEj7wlTk-Bv23STVDMyyw\">finalized a two-year plan<\/a>  to slash water supplies to California, Nevada and Arizona to manage \u200cthe   drought-stricken Colorado River, while leaving open the possibility of   far deeper cuts later in the decade. The   three so-called lower basin states will take around a 21% reduction in   water from the river in 2027 and 2028, but cuts could nearly double in   later years, according to the plan signed by Interior Secretary Doug   Burgum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>OpenAI, with backing from Nvidia, signs a deal with SoftBank\u2019s SB Energy to develop a 10-GW data center complex in Ohio, which will be powered by a 9.2-GW gas plant built and owned by the U.S. government \u2014 two projects of unprecedented size. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMVQtkE67VviVWal91FUpVvO0yPNrmeNEogsooP9zX9eWJB9thcw643JSNc--2GR-uRE0i-uswkxfRFOgUR8TMvIiZLAMfbsysT0unjrp3bHXxs1C256ioGiuShOvJQaZhSEa-TWa7NsGG7RBCGz9-Q5qzDPLVWcYBbwze3qW2dlBAokaz7NqJpOSt180mzz6HKg6I27lES29iumviGu8hVdSeKhQpUe-n0Dg6rGqvj-3TFV1WV_mErJvmSJczFkMzs9Q14Mw3uEDDzLqaeDaaEPoh7RSVVhF4q6dx_Ma-tn62gxZ1vPpx4QFRBCeyGwCE4InCQmYWZZEsG8lodON4jwIGyGlOhhSm6xmOKsCddLJeGkdQewpTKoKSpCrezDCBw\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h18\/h001.-2SKZgLhNAv5DniKsbIxWnYHmfsd6UD6JlcXS-JYUDI\">Source<\/a><em>)<\/em>  <\/li>\n<li>Older adults will bear the brunt of increasingly frequent sustained spells of extreme heat globally. Research has found that people aged 60 and over face dangers to their health from exposure to heat <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwoWRPx5kZBaWJmdxfvHImQrjKTyjO8xbf03TJcu1OhuUFpnXNYgLrpzCaH-69mAM_VKwQOCbIqCAYdx3Cjbk5Ii3C73Z7-9SeidKuqZrTERYl9AxxZKK2Fv5ooD6eeXTfIFwOyoYCa0PRoZGugxgJe_KNTwvK7IFK_34Mv2K8c-qUYcmct3POC644Dqny4tHW4JRi3wKrSN9g39tYI8Yxq17dhsQDQZR_JfMPQB81MaCfbLv19iFZf2PATcO2O8G1SabOodyXeeaxrR43mA5IrLwQX1LwgP4pYh9e_lirNmStnNEQol_ICq_CkYztbebug9FkULZY59kB6IjpV5EZLWauWbRGv2dgoIGriSHRpoOEGtJa-TgmmXh_c3VCpIxcW5_QPTHl0LG_N76ABfU1p4T5onf1YOEBGTCvTJow_cPtXbsFOpX72-UPG5K3q1Mgx4cnjkfS-FIw_sDWGgNTQA9B-xWR4iMxe9bU04eVs8dvstD544J8Ej1g5uwGaBliiMHauLlPks3axPm0P9NSm0q4sBFD51kT0zRj68x3F4vTGOxZDIqnSSfOcSuU0KMwMBeC7OtJqz-jdDCyYsNpd9SvBZ730ql89a302I5maWMAAfgvE3oKL7zCBBAnPMfEe8Rr6-1MMrPnzXec8nCbp0CLDPGyRcr0_mQY8fnvStSW1SVf0NVshngdoiFHAm0y0BOnHxT6EtR_oHisbmAX-c78D5RyOkXVOEntQfcBKtTvkXCjfkN1M9gPVlHcUQDVxPtwt3Cz2AxUg9B2ZYgJME4ski0qnN3QRHBV93RNzcILcjt0L7lcwODbPt1PhgVCwdBeXkghmzZ2IKx0oTP-NR5nT_v0c747ImSqn5EjSbRf\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h19\/h001.qBQMI-UEl4Vo2odAO3bxX1qeq8aDsobQVUko0WsTOPc\">at much lower temperatures than previously thought<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Heatwaves and wildfires are not just scorching forests, they are adding to the tipping point risks in the world\u2019s vast permafrost regions, which contain three times more carbon [especially methane] than all the living vegetation on Earth. Check out the Guardian\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwoWRPx5kZBaWJmdxfvHImQrjKTyjO8xbf03TJcu1OhuUFpnXNYgLrpzCaH-69mAM_VKwQOCbIqCAYdx3Cjbk5Ii3C73Z7-9SeidKuqZrTERYlklDZHNRsAFu4Z2thbgDQj1lW8V7EJ3Al1Nn6GGdLIXtxIJa6A0RZR5TcwhW0JNW2OPWg6aEbnHKHYTaHlrmCdhT-oy8L8K32GaF_4pOoLEHjVKCKk1ArSscqU5lCo5wyGPxUYRgMgfopKNB8Tonu_3B_Ly-CJ0lw8JV6oJ8_f3DpOsd4cczX6zw4OcvuPHqHLxM6MMe02I2MrB_c0GwtHmZ3vXLiIn_I6SL9kLbjvkoBQJawnPdqgH5JxfiNj3L4hupoyToIi4iB0glBV-sHq__gopMbNbwFymEN0Ddn1M-eyGECR_3BoU_Yfy2TbKm8oxnBOhaGyeIMD4aMxfVhAX5Iq13y1M7izzKt3JBnSCzXFpanDSBFdRSSZKMdIp4ZvyrWu5v7mD42WlOJLKU-4AeP-0uAr_ndgDwvJjBBSTMgLKAWkdw236Zep5Iu_5kldb8NHCb--bk2lpnWEDy35RwFIPdZaTFtMv76Ve8WDdSb4p7XjdZFesmbzr9-2-0y-c_3lpBfdGP_BshpanzVBea-f9Wirb3eOZZopk343MgRIiR97NOBaEkmPKfuTQ8G1whK9DPekEyOYJNBxxnQWQSM0PI7L-fOpGEKQdAkcs_hzCxPBqdB8wNWNmON3voRL6F5r4zNYA-CceTqZZmrg_iQTkjAcGoB3FeyHnC6ptaLCAax8GJEz_IJlvC848nJtKlNpj_tyrJ5FbBBjCragoZb3bs5J2VHgY6nslm3029zwd9HYSIlYCFCqDD_oml9\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h20\/h001.eF6ngzSIzulo6h5Lq-u0bCSbR4ShS-PT9YdTgNYRGYU\">Q&amp;A with Gustaf Hugelius<\/a>, a professor at Stockholm University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DARK AGE CLIMATE POLITICS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>  <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMdUS12fSrk6MMZIR1Ut2K6f7z0i7XAQzcCSLGoPnOaC7fNQ2E1ABt45oYb-AQ2EBwH0cnl8A4CVNo-r7dVAwN4JBOnNa0EIbIsG8qnn62iLVVRM5XoeKQpNoQFvA2vp2pp15mxc9ILeIYu-68YeFBHkZqGXKbbCD60tV7Pc6LJAFrVfz-4tfaLpyMf9_LS7z6-v_CRBUYO9hBKHcdPJkdCJEakq-JjjfBaARPNk9r2cf9kU_migrPg6DUSkk9IjrmmilmDZNPSuhJNzAXGpKFGQgGAvtvcxrjZ5vz6RBfQJ9LhBh8cMPMrtdjgle7j7LE1diDO_1cKI9dyyJBc0j4CFU5eouG9yy1TdPF7qaG4e9ncDLnLvmbJPSa2mYXmK1aImiHiuoWgPWl1U8x2VGYslJ9-dMhn2Qgnww-j-BRruR\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h21\/h001.LMmovmVzvuSMdAu4YdgKBwuV2bW_gDTylWPubpPMbAc\">Court Blocks Road Through Alaskan Wildlife Refuge<\/a>: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it approved a deal to allow a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.<\/li>\n<li>The Trump administration announced Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.EtNV8HBC60Tl7UuGmXS3sYUBvk_lF5_X27_RVOR30KydH56qBftUPqj3ECZNy9Jl__R_aWzCbQBCxqzSUv0Ti2zIafjD9tyQz9IECg5Rzqwy6GzyrWHNhLO5Q2wWzXwSSfLR440xo7DDX9FUYVRziyyHNR-Ust3HILnUXR-UaqGfDILwFHeZqX8k3PW1X-0OGVIeUjdlD1m_yCNJaZC5Xrz4hlFX6z7ObJNdJY2tub5gW-zTJjnGxdzK68IkHDvR7LMFyGQXq_mcGxaSV6wxmoOWCntjzAz27GWDrB1yUmeqVDUz4ibK1sXVQMaCsp772bQ61uKkP4S5TQxM8XNNjdHkkzGKdLGB27ZIwVdkCkrbs2mZjWiD-9Ybj__L477S\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h22\/h001.xwkoGfHBPgQzGhhGZfYHrpPQ9TNbCMDg33uQGVjvBu4\">it is rolling back the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule<\/a> prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests, including more than 4 million acres of federally managed forest lands in California. The change could open some of California\u2019s most remote backcountry to new roads and development \u2014 even as U.S. Forest Service research shows that roads are a major source of wildfire ignitions in the state\u2019s national forests. Over half a million Americans sent public comments to the administration opposing this effort.<\/li>\n<li>A new carbon-pricing deal will see Alberta oil-sands producers pay less than $2 per barrel of oil \u2013 a marginal expense that will do little to achieve its goal of incentivizing reduced carbon production. <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.EtNV8HBC60Tl7UuGmXS3sVzvjCYjpLoS7biX28gU77xCrgZvMhgAM-B0ChxABgJkxJJWFaHYm_ajThP8gPS6LSlilq0HVJU6FqrBUMcEdtKZSosA4dmCPLZTT1YwjlhfypBx7xz2BQkY0vSbynhCx6g_natLk1zbCzneQv6-Mb7HZG46zHrpZbe514abcpiofqK-ViAg_GmiTfntmzDDbimat5W3Yt9RFiAP3ABHwkiDOTqFChpTiJSY0CRe4cldiIlfTEXN6FysHFFldHKfSX-aNldexy2djwm3P6fp9vkrYlG8j6d3V_ysoJQBrgoEMoye_0gwxb8Q7Sbj2Vw1O_swD0lnDeFuaUZAXyypsEB5XFXFtatVQKQemPLcPWaYgC8242DzHUZqcaetLtjKPw\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h23\/h001.FfjPiEEBMZow-10FRbmRaVvFk-5uNlh1IhIdo4w1hBg\">Read more \u00bb<\/a>  <\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) issues an executive order requiring that data center developers meet energy affordability, community engagement, economic development, and environmental protection standards before the state will grant them necessary permits. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SLdqY4re9NRChJwFnQ0ir7EHQmXZJAmVodRqwAnNjdnb1dnDiUBeGeDcTJ8SDOM1DCMHXnMG0MyIOvIR8clwarlKXYFTzy8iBhNK9FQ1O_v7zyeMfmGS8d3PQFbUtmdMVP-CJc8fX-N03yPOmb47sLhxMzOLt0mG_9bSuz_2QaZICXofwQZNqAciD7sRZ1w7LGjAtBoZJZrR0152Xv9tHIXl7QkKsAClDGEPGsf8Jly45cXp_xt-ri0z2WDIuskecsYAg2j4IfhPbqcqiZyW5qfnf0biPPqbI92GHUTWSdZ5TyGD9ZwrelLxQkzGOJedwitt7XPvAxCAizyONv7KKip4cKqrGNS8Qh9XPFkxSA18kq5_7Q86mLhZP68yQw4r1CsUVLN6Rkfw0CKxeauTSI3SkkpewLg80koBxSWuYV5ym-MzNgi4ljHZ45wxtqEOUxu_mkJ7UVbEq755ktcpcD4yXN4TcO30mhOK90nTEZZvmviTA8CIawnfqt9qtuCJISjXKRoUgFqAZD35-_j-CT1NwEj_fAS7QRjEkUCx3yUmqKMf9ECIYAx3OnW88de7OcDMHab_jpNnYVO2KpA45ZVDnn2Gwe8N6wnld6pDTHITVXalWLTQbauBbv57QfgRCydXh7rQUD5AABttPEo3v215UAIvyrfatBI0OU0VZf6bnscZCZuCu_D8iWcdUdCtoCGUtCicJr08vZPw4fMn1QrnSI-RjdNxGy1OcdUf0fchJCsyQj__Z3TJSAWwMbztnF8w4258pcn7uXgUgpENBMaYG1QHz9yRq6GUZVkkdvwpLwpHyP9OA_bKKq1aqow26_b6ogd1y6VZ40HsrFZtuBbrAW7hax0ntnIiigg5wsRZOuUXshHy9_ArI9NozPWNMAG5qMPQhAhGJFCq_TjNsicOmkRx7fCxgj9v507ZqiS2tdKguQ4N7e78kL6M32htQOZzHz0VbkllisPQaZdVkU0fSbsdNkU94Rm5_ZJjYs0\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h24\/h001.KFG6wf7Fa-mgngpbHlzWINxGvm-EiAS5qF9f_FqE4D0\"><em>NBC News<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SLdqY4re9NRChJwFnQ0ir7EHQmXZJAmVodRqwAnNjdnb1dnDiUBeGeDcTJ8SDOM1DCMHXnMG0MyIOvIR8clwarlKXYFTzy8iBhNK9FQ1O_v7zyeMfmGS8d3PQFbUtmdMVP-CJc8fX-N03yPOmb47sIit0XBsFSu6JZEQ61B7xaBhpMskNSpANeCAq4QJA43cyMuqY3fEoIElXUDZfXOi0t90JIgSV_xA_jNYpgCA5kSGAMK4YtA-XQPNU2KV6QaIOHJCxnE4OcmvBYctNfCOsA6QXM_Hz0ZxHvYl2lOW3LX40KeM-IQAvfzmBBaXbCxEz3oUAPUa7CWeLn-S9QLr4Rvty367hcDDfPTVwpjLXpdscwP5yBTlwrqYAaplQZTY7z_hILZhZrvYZReiyYdSZgNJIARneKLVnDkrMmYFBw5Km9o4tjNE8kc3OkgY9JY4Z66Q4QdyZZjhwvsrNYBp85AXqn9yLwFHH43l086OBOGt4Cr3rBaLwiHJdH_X7pMU79Pbw85DKrXFmWWKRflaPlZ5ASBUK1VxFZoLrXtmIywjUGxO0_5aVrNHwYSyXb2chT741EshR3oQuUCsSoei1ve8CxM8kyACkq_ul27M0gXK95HOxdSayfU4jsHcdZHQT1zGwSpoCYJdUZZcf-hm1oXo1zwtOY3iNed5hc5JECvlmxgnR61yO4HONJHqrSXbb5fjlVzAi4l9CRhOsbEtN14323ahGVmZHfcifWDWzjHHY2znxVe5GTwkQW4_GLofRm9ZGOq_9gMB63cn8HIrOUEFRxMc9mGXbqqJcnPMwE5tLVA1RcUONN5jCnXcVrSmI3-j7vlPj-wOfb_nMJyZgnCJQvqNiPBmctTi2vuj8HUnOE3JAp14FfgRQGo_8WSqm4Iro6nkZ3koq5PcLOZHS8B6IRpONrpnj7zVblSzCS_MLm6N5d46KJ-zolZ_PBzS4ddgNBetqqF_jpMp05OmB_K_KBH5XzPzSe4edUx7SxMsqTJ9nJ7KCGQs8165_lYb\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h25\/h001._IqyWPs-CPLQQz3plNSGtUgduov004hzKln4sbx9yBc\"><em>news release<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em>  <\/li>\n<li>The California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection on Wednesday approved <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SNYHID0cgDJeR88MOfSMuVBDFLB8EPPGU5MBN_nErS8-9I6Ik9UewzbBpg0XNI9OduPRd50GbHTP_OiG811rvPArwo3rt-CG0wnDYaz_0J8NqLc48ggb-F1YAdOYUIICcFN4nDsMQ2VfsHcqX5jb4qvuA6Va0dIxm64X4SJjIPTGrpqRSNgbKjiqssTwf6YTN4FtOS11NhyzaZv40JRBn-Ll4tryO8z2XP9-rUQ577ddfs0-lNg5esC6C2g6OtEXkR20GwrnyHNLX-mJhHXIYSqg7QR9nZXWYj4wy624NzalmkgNc32wUJsO2K5FD5S_Y2j8M4jOqLUbOMQ-rJ6dpiuuCU25aZqDbe7iLv_9o1Bx5u491fggAny9nfSVt5-8vjoSro_YSgGCTWVhjoAiLLbHyi2_ygTbGwlTyz3S9erhmbl7vR05i3OZmtOno56yoiGLhLfbwB8IFYR81Qi6xz-dfleaaYmUwWg3aPgUi0MAAzGjV3eEgWuKnr6D8uop5WamUUwztNazaI_eB78G3FM6n6-_ixYS2ukA-uV4D9lixmLLsLLZ_-lIonoNpOYSihKrbDZ3mN08ElcwaqpYVP2ugxufK4SQ6VQhr7UijGoHuZ3YP0K4nZF9V9-iyn-Cceuo4UsTDjWA5oPqpVvl6DoPDpVvu-kO9lc1dSmUT3odisUwhJpojarxjmIquMlvpaw7AUnt9u-Ru2REWkUe-XL4uOLSjA3jaVS50GXC7sKEf13z4G41YS5glj0TO-bckRcps47-vMXdJ6JJgUD-bip18PEKy9yoGWMZzBHTnyFMx_RUwR3ufkMNf1KRk7qmGmaNVB95RP3xC3sgLrK6cZSweDwwuKG4d5qMmA0VLAFzNsielrUBSgOsJD8xlVAI5zYy_ZW4xGjt6xF3LDvaWQCkt39mAcAmUxjrK69kzvTFnHftKIOMH4441nw8dupS5lj4NUroeHFX9Lfb0I5u4d4WKzRjfj_kPg1v8S2phrjOHYvKUKD7Aln_5boMrDReNK3-CATrnvLR32qfDfTa6uDGlYXVpYVqwpliHrdvjOvUubBYx6bBvx5WKElO4h28jHgSrFbTD_X3BDo_51884JVvmxQ2ePzCMnQ3zd3Niutf2GqUxYZ_x3LQm_V67wht\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h26\/h001.NdNjHBE596dF8i9-oA2IKUq44XnT7Bnehb5v1SltSug\">long-delayed regulations<\/a> designed to protect homes from wildfire, but they\u2019re less stringent than defenses recommended by scientists and firefighters. The <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SNYHID0cgDJeR88MOfSMuVBDFLB8EPPGU5MBN_nErS-L2puxDm__nUvBWtBBsHmXuIUcQAEF1aG7ZcN7zJw8dp2nrMp0m_n2LCqZr09TW0y7SEzJgh6erGa5_5dpbSV43zHnlI99J1quPSOgN2gI0pigHKEJz1SB6QBpyyd2bK5Cz_ouL23-wSU4wbiZ5ZYj-EXrkoUUB2Mhm4XR4FQAMJE0_gsAnHmS7eWpFjZGuZ9M57qO7kWUzlOjoR6DC4-KiW8UB1-uQwMCH3mbVRhc-oVhbhrABLkIppJuIs2ICvR0yL4IkKtFpPNquKv22G4eTd00Rnvvo6ozONZ4fCUL-TQXGxQ7TbJxiqqiMWbXibj5Q4tOKouyYUdzmgy9OGHnZM46y7yy9egdVovgx5YwwN8mQCGib3sTX5gpx7-X8TlGG2YO4r_7FPt-wqFAUVEam4u18GjI8LsEOVGNXfoOm5VwJ1TVquEPH34XMi6dltrUoaIcHnBSEGO618i_QfCuHmcSas-qNI8FrTiXJOwMhxg6MBIrQXzvpEQQd35N7g2TlVDDM34E-DUvcAWKcWTuGRnuI06r-7O_QUcd8nzU4x271zvaI_EmqvbjA1GwTG3ZUDnH8APcvZdUokm6rgVeI-bpNTh_4ktHglEmq7gQR7ZVFaBWGfRtxwHv9N4u_ojv2DDm8qdTOktyM4Q-xaGlNGkKP0KzYnq8co96DKwkAtUFkYTREweS0ljfPLGD1Gg2HNcZjVRFCEBUs8_os1aBWyeejm8lOcdcMyMB8qXqZa7tn_BJN-CCE4aFMmlV82cR3QRT-9lngHltDSQUqvHfS37_d3_vA61_hGV0JQnfUlo6SeE1X26vF1tKBvT3NLA9XvYyawserBPLSKr1Kfazm_5yQcZdj4B2DmG9o56_6Fx86l-SpPtj5gQlf-2eqWYSMjCio_llK6avBnP9f6MPiuBK-NahiPt0_K93CaLsp6_svsm5jdqNIpu8wwBsTWDCr1vPPStvLrNnfvomXAD9loe4I4pdzf4-y9ohWmwmAF3uUnEriNp4KlJi2jPjxthZ46FjpoMB4Zek8NhphEUew3nv5H86MmrW268JGS6vKzDrWR3yhOUZxg8z9ZDPMHTYPwxQLx9nLK1iY-iCI-kfNOr-Tpl52qVcg0NOAfV5iVMgEd91I14xYgoJc7Il4BBnE8-FpyyCpRwHb0PQL4XbVhN0_xA07IwYG4N6Cbv8aqkAcTD_XB8h31BcyRZyZgdhLyOsxLDbq5V6MIlMEtXuoCVhfY3Pa7JhPDb0t1p8xHD3WswkzOF1c5dx3_i-WFMkX6dkRsTgT-Agh-WZJ1Hq\/4tf\/1K7CVHaITkO8cbhNWEgv8g\/h27\/h001.dwl_EoljeBvW6PJ6Dsaq2MauNUEz6Je_IVcQCPGaTwE\">new rules<\/a>, which apply to about 2 million homes, \u00a0reduce the 5 ft Zone Zero scientists proposed to only 1 foot. The weakening comes because of advocacy by a relatively small group of wealthy homeowners. Since it means home destruction in fires is more likely, it may eventually result in higher insurance premiums for other home owners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Take Action!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Increasingly, high-powered   \u201ce-motos\u201d \u2014 often exceeding 750 watts and capable of motorcycle-level   speeds  are being marketed and sold as \u201ce-bikes,\u201d especially to youth.   SB 1167 draws a clear line. It protects legitimate Class 1, 2, and 3   electric bicycles while requiring higher-powered electric motorcycles   and mopeds to be truthfully labeled, properly disclosed, and regulated   as motor vehicles. <\/p>\n<p>Help pass SB 1167 by sending a letter to your legislators. 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